Regulation

Howard Bluver's prior stints at the SEC and the OTS should prove helpful to Suffolk Bancorp as it looks to exit a formal agreement with the OCC.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has ordered seven ailing community banks to raise fresh capital and directed three others with elevated loan losses to submit written plans for raising capital should credit quality weaken further.

President Obama's decision to call an end-around and avoid opposition to his consumer bureau director runs a serious risk of backfiring.

Payment innovation quickened its pace from technology to strategic partnerships last year, setting the stage for some dominant trends in 2012.

As the number of bank failures declines, the FDIC must cope with both 800 remaining problem banks and the risks posed by a future crisis.

President Obama on Wednesday appointed Richard Cordray as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau through a recess appointment, dismissing efforts by Republicans to prevent such a move.

Despite improvements in the job market and low mortgage rates, Federal Reserve officials seem disappointed that their efforts to perk up housing are having little impact, according to minutes of the central bank's December monetary policy committee meeting.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday sharply denounced President Obama's recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Kevin Kabat believes Fifth Third Bancorp can boost lending this year, somewhat offsetting low interest rates. He’d like to pursue acquisitions, though he admits that M&A activity may underwhelm again in 2012.

If Yaron Brook, the president of the Ayn Rand Institute, had his way, the next U.S. president would be former BB&T Corp. Chief Executive John Allison.